Railway-tie.



P. T. GHBEVBRS;

' RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION II'LED 00T. 26. 1911.

I E L JZ .Patented July 2, 1912.

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Witmeooeo MR fm 45 blocks carried within .,504 be describedvbelow.

To all 'u1/tom tt'mcy concern; f Beit known/that f 'afcitizen ofthe Forestv City,` `and State of y m -s-E PATRICK ncHn'nVnRs, oF FOREST-crm?, PEitNsYLVANIA.'

i y.mi`I1 mfrie.Y -'TIE.- j d i '1,10319525? l specification ef' r.etters rate 11t.' l l:Patented Julyz 912 L ,'PAITRGK TfCIiEEVRS, United States, residing at- Pennsylvania,= have invented certain' new and A'useful vImprovements -Jn Railway-Ties; and do declare the follow'- Jing tobe a[ful1,c'lear and exact description.

ties, and more `especiallyis ita tie c (nnp'osed-A not metaland'wood. f Y

' the.cons truction.ofv ties ofthis general char.

of thepinven=tion5-fsuch as'will enable othersy V170-` 1 make and use thesaine.'

skilled in the art to which, it appertains Vto hlsli invention relates to stringers and The object of the invention is to improve acterhithertoV m'ade.- yThisobject is accomplished'as Amore fully set"forth 'inz the fol- A lowing specification and claimed herein, and

.as shown inthe draw-ings whereing Figurel isa-plan view ofa ,shortfpliece I of railway track laid upon these-'improved ties; Fig. 2 is al central longitudinal'se'cticmi on an enlarged scale .through vone'of my vties.

and the tworails mounted "thereonjligs." 3 and 4 are cross sections on the lines and 4.-4respectively. of Fig. 2; Fig. f5v is.;y

a perspective detail-showing how my im#` proved tie is-used upon or the like. f Tn the drawings the letter R 4 designates bridge structures A vthe vrails which are intended to be spiked as `at S upon the 'ties T forming the subject.l

.mat-ter `ofthe present inventiom and B is,

the beam of a bridge or other structure over which "the rails are sometimes carried; Hitherto the common practice hasbeen to mount' the rails upon wooden ties, orf'upon .replaced when .necessary shaped metal asi seen in-. section. 5'5

ties of metaly which have been' var1ously',.construeted in order to receive 'the rails; but in the present instance I make use of both metal 'and wood, the former beingso shaped as to be-well adapted woody being provided in the sha e of two* the metalll `aimewrk,V at points where therailsR 4may bespiked as at S into them so that' the blocks may be ywithout taking up the metal framework'. The constructionwill;` Whatmight befiealled the body of this ilnproved Atie between' its extremitiesfis' of T- u in Fig., .3, the upright portion 1 'or webjZ @attending down ntofterd,bed' Se as Herent;

zendof this lbo (best. seenin'FigL 5) jtransverse '.,wall 4,.fparallel side Walls 5 s Ain .the l,county of Susquehanna form; an inner flange .openl outer end va cap 4made yof light sheet steel.v

'.9. p This capi is'held in plac'ejby. a bolt 2O Wooden-'structure such `as- -21 are' --extend-ed,outward from thesideA `ianges l5 andv piereedwith holes through which maypass bolts 22 into the supporting.. j

'commodate two of sai 'asshown in '5. v"structure ythus formed .to the road bed andthe and 1-9; andwhen. entirely through Iotherbolts Sliand; v the"other holes-6v -throughethe body -thelatter rigidlylin po'sition.v Said block at thezcenter'ot its top 'an 4extension 35 1 railwayfan d theflatytop 3 of'said bodyglying 'upon the .road bedas shown. AtV dy'- Ais a bo'xfshaped structure comprising an-inner pierced vwith.`-ho l`e s. G, a closed bottom wall 7 c'onnectinggthe lower edges of said Walls 4- and 5, .an'dyflangesjS extending inward from the upper. edges ofsaid -side Walls;

extremity ofsa'id top 3 is carried a Y '-the tiejfromlcreeping.i'longitudinally'doitthe each little beyond thetransverse wall 4 'sc Aas to 'member which isalso by preference:

This comprises an'outerY end `wall `10 having' side flanges' with holes 16 register with two' of -those fnumsaid .side walls, .top side flanges 18 lying oversaidv` sidelflangesffand an adaptedl to ,said top side f ianges 18 opposing the flange Mounted over .they of this box-like structure is" vl5embracing andl projeotingl part way over -said-side wall. 5 and `pierced louter transverse? 'top angel19` connect-ing i passing `thrt u 1h the registering holes Giand 1,6. i Ordinarilysaidfcap has 'nojfeetglbut whenusedfonbridges and in other places where the'itiemayfbe bolted -down toa B'in Fig.. 5,'feet structure B. "Inth flanges. I5 may .bemade a little wider than the 'dotted line 15*i in Fig. 2 would indicate, so that feet 21 of the d bolts or screws 20 ateach end of the is case'fperhapsthe side sof same width will ac f.

metallic framework constituting this. tie,` is` x '.disposedablock 3 0 of wood which: measures` about twenty two ,inches long by teninohes.

:wide and'six inches deep,'and the bodyfof' thisblock is shapedto vteriorof'said box-like structure `and to. passl conform with the in` underthe side flanges .8 and/end -langes 9 in place the bolt'20 asses the block cross .'wisev fand 32 may be passed through inthe side walls 5. 30 of `the block. to hold .aboy'e thnefwuppe'rA fac'lof allsurronnd;

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ing flanges,' and it is on this extension that the rail R rests and into which the spikes S are driven. l

As above suggested, my purpose in providing the extremities o f4 the metallic portion of this tie with box-like structures in which are mounted woodenblocks is in order to permit the spikes 'S or other fastening means to be' passed into said blocks rather .than requiring that they-be passed through apertures in the metallic portion of the tie andheaded up or otherwise fastened in place. he metallic framework surrounds the block on all sides, across its bottom, and over the edges of its top, and therefore the wooden portionv of the tie is well protected from the elements and from 'l the/moisture which is in the road bed 2. The several bolts hold the parts from separation, in addition to which the'overhanging flanges of lmetal prevent the blocks from rising. V structure rests upon the ground at aflevel below the top of the road bed 2, or in Fig. 5 it is supported upon the beam B, the web 1 and top plate- 3 brace said box-like struc tures from each other and prevent the canting or tilting of the tie in-place, the fact that the wooden portion thereof is entirely surrounded by metal reduces the liability of its being split when the spikes are.

driven into it or under excessive strainin use, and even when it is injured or becomes rotted or otherwise defective the bolts may be removed, the cap plate taken oil and a new block inserted without the necessity for displacing the remainder of the tie or any portion of the rail R excepting that immediately above the block inserted.

, I do not limitmyself to the character of the metal employed in this improved tie, because although by preference made of steel it may be an iron casting; and other The closed bottom 7 of they box-like within such structure,

changes in vdetails may be made without departing from the principle of my invention.

What is claimed as new is:

1. The herein described railway tie com-l posed ofa, met-allicbody member of T- shaped cross section, "and at each extremity thereof abox-like structure including a bottom wall, an inner end wall,v upright side walls pierced with registering openings, and inwardly 'projecting side and inner end flanges; a cap member therefor including an outer end wall and side and to-p flanges; a wfoodenl block having a bodyfilling the -space within said box-like struct-ure and an extension at its top inside the inner edges of said flanges and faces; and bolts passing through said registering holes and through the block.

2. In a railway tie, the combination with a metallic body having a box-*like structure at eachvextremity with registering holes in its upright side walls and its outer eX# tremity open,

and a wooden block removably disposed withinsaid structure andv having dising above their upper an extension at its top rising above the face'- 3 of the metal; of a metallicfcap comprising an outer end wall closing the 'outer open end of said box-like structure, side flanges lying over the upright side walls of said structure and pierced with holes vregistering with those therein, and feet extending laterally outwardr from the'lower edges* of said side flanges; and bolts passing through said registering holes and through the block for the purpose set forth. l

In testimony whereof I have hereuntol set my hand in presence of two subscribinglwitnesses. l l

PATRICK TJCHEEVERS.

Witnesses MATTHEW J. GRAY, `WILLIAM SmDENsoHET.

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